MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN 40-60ish

elimar86861

NativeMainer - Eighteen hours?  Yow!   I've heard of alien autopsies that took only half the time!  I don't know, but maybe you now hold some kind of reconstruction record.  On this thread at least.  Good old radiation, still making a mess of things, huh?  Well, it's done.  You did it.  They didn't turn you into a pincushion with needle sticks (and someone other than me won in the betting pool.)

                                    

                     I'm making a Get Well floral arrangement for you right now.

Meece

It was me...I won the pool.  Glad you are back and well, NM!

Meece

Meece wrote:

I say she had a super special person start it up and they did it right the first time.

Eph3_12

NM-welcome back!!!  We've missed you.  Now, take it easy & let your help, help!

cookiegal

OMG....love the cheesedoodleplant!

 NM:Dirigo!

Meece

Cookie, did you call them cheesedoodles?  That's just wrong!  

smithlme

NM, Welcome back from Sleepyville! Cheetos are back! YIPPEE!!!

elimar86861

Meece, Ha-Ha-HA-HA-HA-!  You are right on the money! 

People, if you do buy and eat generic, we don't wanna know about it.  Here they are all Cheetos.  It's the same principle as Kleenex and Band-Aid.  They all spent mega-gazillion dollars to make their products into household names, so just go with it.

Do you think I am being too adamant on that point?  One of the biggest Cheetos eating holidays is coming up fast, so I'm probably a little more sensitive right now. I got a bag at the store today (yes, ate some already, but not in the car driving home as you all are probably thinking 'cause I was too busy texting and I didn't want the buttons to get all orangey) and my thoughts were, "Pick up a bag for the 4th," like one bag defenseless bag is going to fend off eight greedy hands for five days.  We are two-fisted eaters in this family.  I already see myself going back for more.

I did stock up on multiple boxes of my other (seasonal) addiction:  Edy's All Natural Fruit Bars.  Unlike Cheetos, they are absolutely useless for decorating projects even tho' they have a nice range of color, but they do outshine Cheetos in the calorie department.  Plus, 4 out of 5 of the ELAB thread women prefer Edy's.  (Oh, you say, did I conduct a survey and make an in-depth statistical brand analysis over there?  Of course not.  But then, our dentists have never been surveyed about toothpaste in their whole lives either.  You didn't know?  Ooops, sorry.)

3jaysmom

i must be related, also. been trying for  months!! maya and a alot of you use google, tell me how 2 get pix, p;ease from google. also, i read on another thread that phobucket crashed alot of pcs..u guys have any trouble? mines a 3rd hand computer, so im leery to do photobucket..thanks by the way, elimar, i love the new pic ! its always interesting to see what itll be everytime i come to the site.  happy dance has started in s. fla. also, (u just cant see it like elimars) thanks, meece, i guess im dancing with ned right now, cause everything came out no cancer..lots of stomach troubles from chemo, but bottom line  NED!! he's real welcome in this house...lol  light and love, 3jaysmom  of course, i was reading on the previous page grrr.. just wanted to say hello to NM, and am so glad shes home & ok. prayers are up in sunny fla. girl, lots of energy coming your way. God is good...

chrissyb

Hi Ladies, I'm 58 and was dx'd in 2003 and again last yr with mets in the bones. Had rad and now an on Arimadex. Coping reasonably well on this but am getting some weird pain at the base of the ribs so when I see my GP in a couple of weeks I will need to mention them.  My Grandchildren arrive next week to spend a week with me while they on school hols, (I live in Australia).  Am really looking forward to seeing them and I love the fact that my almost 13 and almost 15 yr old grandsons like to spend time with me.

elimar86861

Welcome chrissyb!  The treatment of radiation gave me some rib soreness that is still lingering a year later.  You might be experiencing something similar, and I hope it is no worse than that and not related to the mets.  What was your original kind of cancer?  You left that out of your tagline on the bottom.

I am guesing that your grandkids are on a break that us Northern Hemis get around the time of our winter holidays.  Do the kids there go to school for 9 mos., with a long break during your summer then?  (We might be asking you cultural exchange questions from time to time.  And please tell me you know what Cheetos are, or you will find some recent posts to be just senseless.)

Eph3_12

So, you all might be interested to know that our Albertson's store had a sale last Friday night on Dreyers Ice Cream-2 1/2 gallon tubs, for brace yourselves------------------------$1  !!!!!  Yes, you read that correct.  Only hitch was a limit of 10.  So I have 10 (actually 9, I gave the Butterfinger to my mom) very colorful tubs here for craft projects, when empty.  They include: Lemonade Swirl (very yummy), S'Mores (need I say more?), Root Beer Float, Carmel Swirl, Double Fudge Chocolate, Summer Peach Pie, Berry Sherbert, Double Vanilla, & Cherry Chocolate Chip!!!!! Trust me, DD & I are making a valiant effort to eat ice cream after every meal (berry sherbert for breakfast ), but it's not going away very quickly.  What was I thinking?!?!?!?!?!?!?

fmakj

All that ice cream wouldn't take long to be gone at my house.... from the freezer that is!  Unfortunately, it would take forever to get it off of my body where ever it decided to lodge!!  I would just loooooove the cherry chocolate chip!

Meece

Mmm Cherry Chocolate Chip for me, too.

Thank you, Elimar, for so eleoquently stating why there is nothing other than Cheetos...the cheese that goes..CRUNCH!

Meece

It ain't easy being cheesy

Meece

Hail, Cheese-ar!

3jaysmom

oh you guys...what started this cheetos thing? obviosly b4 my time. elimar, im so jealous..its been 3 days since ive had ice cream.. this gastritis thing seems to kick up with dairy, and me, addicted to breyers coffee ice cream, im dyin here !!!

Meece

I live pretty close to the Dreyer's Plant and The world's largest Frito Lay factory...But they don't make Cheetos there!!!  What a waste!

Meece

Cheetos are comfort food at it's finest.

smithlme

While the hubby is out splitting wood I'll bask in the powdery cheesy glory. Splitting wood, you say? Yes! It may be summer time everywhere in the US but along the north coast we still build fires. We're having several friends up for the long weekend and we want to have plenty of firewood to keep them all warm. It's in the 90's and 100's where they're coming from and we don't want anyone going into shock from the cold!

Ice cream???? Aren't we all supposed to be hitting the gym, watching our calories and living healthy??? Let me grab my bag of Cheetos, gallon of chocolate chip ice cream, a margarita and think about that...

elimar86861

3jaysmom, If you ever have three hours to spare, you can read this whole thread and then have the complete retrospective on the Cheetos.  I guess the shorthand version is that it all started back when the talk was about a glass of red wine being beneficial during radiation (antioxidents to protect the good cells) and I might have mentioned enjoying a certain snack with that wine.  Turns out almost everyone loves their orange-y-liciousness, so the topic can pop up at any time. 

 

 

Eph3_12

Dreyers doesn't make a Cheeto ice cream.  I checked.  but the S'More's flavor would go great with smithlme's bonfire!

chrissyb

Hi Elimar, thank you for your welcome and Yes I know what Cheetos are and I'm agreat big fan. Love...love...love ém.  Cultural exchange question, we have four semesters each approx 8 weeks long.  A break of 2 wks for 3 semesters and the end of the 4th is 6 wks. This includes our Christmas/New Year.  School resumes usually last Tuesday of January or first Tuesday of February.  This depends on what day Christmas occurs.  The first break alway includes Easter. It works out that the kids get a break for each season of the year. Parents hate this system but the Kids love it.  I'm not sure what type of cancer I was dx'd with I was told but can't remember. I only remember the details that I put in.  The only thing that wasn't in was I had 3 tumors not 1.

chrissyb

Thanks for the thought that maybe my lower rib pain could be from the rad. I hadn't thought of that, I hope you are right.

Anonymous

In Cookie's defense, she is very Wise.  Those things were (and still are) Cheesedoodles in the New York area long before anyone heard of Cheetos.  Personally, I still prefer the Cheesedoodle's more intense cheesy taste, although they are not as easy to find, and don't come in as many fun shapes. 

chrissyb

question ladies.  What is 'report this post' and where do you find it.  Sorry, I'm not terribly computor savy.

leisaparis

I'm not either but if you look right above where you just posted it says Report this Post and +Post a Reply. If I'm not mistaked it is for when someone posts something on here they should not have. There are rules to follow on here and if you break them someone can report you. Like No Selling of Products, etc...I'm sure someone will come on here who knows more and tell you. But that's what I believe it is. Hope that helps. Leisa

suzwes

Leisa, you are correct - I reported a post once and that's exactly what I did.  I believe then the moderators check into it and then delete the post if appropriate to delete (which is what they did with the post I reported).  Chrissy, you can IM me if you have more questions about it and it's probably listed in the rules too.

3jaysmom

meese, am going to 2, not one but two july 4th parties, and im bringing cheese doodles to both, in your name. trying to carry on a tradition. im party-ing hardy, cause i have surgery scheduled for july 6th.. PS is going in to clean up a year after surgery. gonna take these "bat wings"  dog ears , what ever you guys call them on the sides by the under arms. please say a prayer then for me. have NM's problems w/ iv, and taking a chance with le even having it in 2nd arm...and, then surgery COULD cause truncal LE. im just asking the Lord to spare me from MORE side effect nonsense,. sigh, i just want to get back to wherever it was i was... no recon for me, PS said no HELL no, with all side effects, ms, and diebetes. to be hionest, im pretty used to it now.. do miss that lovely tissue on the side in front of cleavage..SIGH  oh well, leaving it to you lucky ones who have recon. am scared, from lots of failures, too. seems this is the road the  ood Lord wants me on, so im trudging along...

Eph3_12

3jaysmom: I'll send up extra prayer for you on the 6th!  Be strong.

For those interested, I am, as we speak eating a small bag of crunchy Cheetos @ my desk, wiping my fingers after each one in an effort not to get cheese crust on computer keys They are very yummy today!